others also read... Nanaimo school trustees could be forced to cut as much as $3 million in programs and services to balance next year’s budget.

Oak Bay High School volleyball player Dave McKay leaps for to spike the ball as teammate Wes Bertsch, left, looks on during pool play at the AAA boys Island Championships against Ballenas high school (Parksville). Oak Bay won 25-10, 25-12.

Elizabeth Chanter of Mill Bay places her vote into the ballot box for the pool referendum at Frances Kelsey secondary on Saturday. others also read...

Hans-Peter Mayr, Sparkling Hill Resort general manager and president, describes what the entrance to the resort will look like once it is completed. others also read...

Marchmont Street resident Stefan Quaglia plunks sandbags in around his home Friday afternoon. others also read...

In part two of her series, April Lawrence reports on two of B.C.'s most troubled teens and the help they're receiving. Win Tickets!

A new study examines some of the greatest challenges facing Okangan children and their parents. Win Tickets!

It's good news for cardiac care patients in the valley as doctors begin performing a new procedure in Kelowna. Win Tickets!

Police are investigating the murder of an Okanagan mother of two children who was shot to death in Surrey. Win Tickets!

It was a dramatic scene at an Okanagan reservoir after a vehicle crashes into the water with the driver trapped inside. Win Tickets!

A Chilliwack man died accidentally two years ago due to brain damage caused by the lack of oxygen and due to the rapid breakdown of muscle tissue that led to massive organ failure, BC Coroner Vince Stancato ruled late Thursday.

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone spoke to Metro Vancouver business and civic leaders Thursday. Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone says the controversial congestion charge he forced on his city's motorists was a winning strategy to beat gridlock, but one that might be difficult to replicate here.

A local man and woman were charged with five counts each of break and enter this week in connection with a series of residential and business B&Es in Chilliwack.

A house fire erupted on Ryder Lake Road early Wednesday morning after a couch caught fire. Chilliwack Fire Department was called to the 48000-block in the pre-dawn hour of six a.m.

There is still some time left to submit your killer photo to the Vedder and Chilliwack River Conservancy Photo Contest by the deadline next week.

VICTORIA – All B.C. residents are now eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, and the provincial health officer is hoping that available supplies available around the province are used up as soon as possible.

Finance Minister Colin Hansen has extended an extra break for new homes from next year's harmonized sales tax. VICTORIA – The B.C. government is giving a bigger break to new home buyers in the latest move to ease the impact of next year's harmonized sales tax.

Construction of headpond for Fitzsimmons Creek hydro project on Blackcomb Mountain, 2008. That project will soon be in service and BC Hydro is planning a large expansion of run-of-river and wind power around the province.

Local area clinics announced for this week

The 100 Mile House Agriplex might still come back to life.

The new Entertainment and Sports Centre will need a big operating subsidy in 2010, with lower than expected attendance figures at the root of a deficit that could approach $3 million.

An Abbotsford man charged with drunk driving after the hit-and-run death of a young mom pleaded guilty in Abbotsford Provincial Court on Thursday.

Abbotsford Collegiate student Alexandria Mitchell wants to get the community of Abbotsford powered up over the issue of global warming.

Buying discount drugs over the Internet can be like playing Russian roulette with your health.

Two Abbotsford police officers received Awards of Valour at a ceremony Thursday night at Government House in Victoria.

Austin Hudson, 5, receives his H1N1 flu shot on Thursday afternoon in Agassiz. While the H1N1 clinic was planned long in advance, public health workers were just informed Thursday morning that the vaccine would be available to everyone over the age of six months.

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone spoke to Metro Vancouver business and civic leaders Thursday. Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone says the controversial congestion charge he forced on his city's motorists was a winning strategy to beat gridlock, but one that might be difficult to replicate here.

others also read... Paramedics aren't pleased about the recent legislation that's ended their "working strike," says Agassiz's Paramedic Chief Larry Kennedy.

others also read... Striker's corner was the site of another accident over the weekend. But in this incident, police say, no one was seriously injured.

VICTORIA – All B.C. residents are now eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, and the provincial health officer is hoping that available supplies available around the province are used up as soon as possible.

Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Chuck Strahl and Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner braved the rain and the rushing waters of Silver Creek today to formally announce three infrastructure projects in the Hope and Fraser Canyon region.

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone spoke to Metro Vancouver business and civic leaders Thursday. Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone says the controversial congestion charge he forced on his city's motorists was a winning strategy to beat gridlock, but one that might be difficult to replicate here.

VICTORIA – All B.C. residents are now eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, and the provincial health officer is hoping that available supplies available around the province are used up as soon as possible.

Finance Minister Colin Hansen has extended an extra break for new homes from next year's harmonized sales tax. VICTORIA – The B.C. government is giving a bigger break to new home buyers in the latest move to ease the impact of next year's harmonized sales tax.

Construction of headpond for Fitzsimmons Creek hydro project on Blackcomb Mountain, 2008. That project will soon be in service and BC Hydro is planning a large expansion of run-of-river and wind power around the province.

Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are investigating a suspicious death near the Sumas border crossing after a man's body was found in a ditch Saturday afternoon.

Police in a Metro Vancouver suburb are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted early Saturday morning.

November is living up to its reputation as B.C.'s wettest month in the calendar year.

The Vancouver Canucks chased Colorado goalie Craig Anderson after two periods on Nov. 14 and followed up with five goals Friday night for their third win in a row over the Avalanche, 5-2 at General Motors Place.

Homicide investigators have identified a Kelowna, B.C., mother who was gunned down at a Halloween party in Surrey and are asking for the public's help in solving the case.

A wind storm with gusts of more than 70 km/h blew through Greater Victoria on Saturday night.

Colourful lights brighten evening gloom

A man living in a Langford care facility was hospitalized with burns to his feet Saturday after a minor fire.

A woman walking down Sooke Road Friday night was seriously hurt when she was struck by a suspected drunk driver, say West Shore RCMP.

Residents in Duncan returned to their homes this morning to survey the damage and begin cleaning up after floodwaters forced hundreds to flee.

With news that the death of local singer, poet, and artist Tempest Grace Gale has been ruled a homicide some Hornby Island residents now believe the “live-and-let-live” culture of Hornby Island may have changed forever.

Times Colonist photographer Debra Brash and Kevin Rothbauer of the Cowichan Valley Citizen capture the flooding in photos

Residents of Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island who were forced out of their homes early Friday by flooding were allowed to return Saturday, but it will likely be weeks before they can hope to get any money to cover the damage.

A mix of the week's best news features that you may not have noticed.

Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford and North Vancouver's Bryn Parry will have to put their PGA Tour dreams on hold for another year.